Informational Text
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Name |
Description |
Suggestions for Use |
Examples |
Newsela
https://newsela.com/
@Newsela
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Newsela helps students build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news at 5 reading levels.
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~Differentiate using leveled readings for students |
Newsela Category: Kids
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*NewsinLevels
http://www.newsinlevels.com/
@NewsinLevels
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World News for Students of English
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~Differentiate using leveled readings for students
~AImed at ELL
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Example Article: Incident at the White House
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*TweenTribune
http://tweentribune.com/
@TweenTribune
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From Smithsonian
Features topics about animals, fashion, entertainment, school, science, technology, national and world news written by kids and professional journalists.
Lexile-leveled for K-12
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~Differentiate using leveled readings for students
~Lexiled
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Example: Antarctic Meteorites that Hail From Mars
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*Wonderopolis
http://wonderopolis.org/
@Wonderopolis
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The daily articles at the National Center for Family Literacy's Wonderopolis are educational and aimed at kids. They're just plain interesting, and make for addictive reading
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~Practice with engaging informational text |
http://wonderopolis.org/what-are-you-wondering
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Dailyread
https://dailyread.me/article
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Dailyread curates the best articles from reputable publications, rewrites them in multiple reading levels, and provides discussion questions with each article.
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~Differentiate using leveled readings for students |
The Death of a Gorilla Highlights Safety Concerns about Zoos |
Dogo News
https://www.dogonews.com/
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Select articles based on categories or grade levels. |
~Differentiate based on interest and reading level
~Tied to standards
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Researchers Stumble Upon A Treasure Trove Of Ancient Shipwrecks in The Black Sea
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Zinio Subscription Service
From SBPL and Libraries of Middlesex
https://www.rbdigital.com/lmxac/service/zinio
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Download free magazines or read online or in ipad app.
Not from Middlesex County? Check your library's website to see if you have access to e-magazines.
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Flipster Subscription service
From Mercer County Library system
http://mcl.org/databases/virtual.html
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Download free magazines or read them online or using the ipad app.
Not from Mercer County? Check your library's website to see if you have access to e-magazines.
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